Quang Tri,which was the province capital of that area, is located in the Central Region of Vietnam, near the crossways between North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The province preserves many remains from the anti-American resistance war such as the ancient citadel of Quang Tri, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Truong Son National Cemetery, Truong Son trail, Vinh Moc Tunnels, Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River.
Sightseeing in DMZ Hien Luong Bridge - Crosses the Ben Hai River at the middle of the DMZ and marks the former border between North and South Vietnam from 1954 to 1972 when the North Vietnamese Army captured Dong Ha town in the 1972 Easter Offensive and pushed the border to the Thach Han river in Quang Tri town, some 20 miles further south. During the partition of Vietnam, the bridge was painted with the two different colors. There is a monument on the north side.Vinh Moc Tunnels - When the War took place in Vinh Moc from 1966 to 1972, the United States Army released over 9,000 tons of bombs in the area, with a ratio of 7 tons of bombs on average per person. But the local people didn't want to leave or lose their motherland. In 1965, they began to dig tunnels using simple tools beginning and completed them within two years. The total length of the tunnels is nearly 2,000 m long with 6 entrances to the tops of hills and 7 entrances to the South China Sea. The complex grew to include wells, kitchens, and rooms for each family and spaces for healthcare. Around 60 families lived in the tunnels; as many as 17 children were born inside the tunnels. Today, the tunnels are a tourist attraction and can be visited on organized tours. Beside individual tours to the tunnels, they are regularly part of full-day trips, starting from Hue to explore the Demilitarized Zone. In comparison to the Cu Chi tunnels, walking through the Vinh Moc tunnels is a lot more comfortable, because they are situated in a less humid climate zone and the height of the tunnels allows even western tourists to stand upright.Truong Son National Cemetery - The largest martyr cemetery gathering grave of volunteer youth, soldiers who built up and fought to protect the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail during American War. More than 10,000 graves dot these hillsides, each marked by a simple white tombstone headed by the inscription martyr. The gravestones of 13 war heroes, including two women, are singled out in a separate area. All other soldiers are buried in five zones according to the part of Vietnam they came from, with each zone further subdivided in to provinces. During the war, they would have been buried near where they killed, but after reunification their remains were transferred here or to one of the four other national cemeteries. However, many graves are empty, simply bearing names – a fraction of Vietnam’s 300,000 soldiers missing in action.Camp Carroll - The largest fire base of the U,S Marines below the DMZ. There were 24 big guns there to provide fire support for the Marines. It was named after a Marine Corps captain who was killed while trying to seize a nearby ridge. Its gargantuan 175m cannons were used to shell targets as far away as Khe Sanh.The Rockpile - A karst rock outcropping near the former South Vietnamese DMZ. It rises to an elevation of 240 meters (790 ft) MSL, about 210 meters (690 ft) above the surrounding terrain. Its relatively inaccessible location, reached only by helicopter, made it an important United States Army and Marine Corps observation post and artillery base from 1966 to 1968.Dak Rong Bridge - Crossing the Dak Rong River 13km east of the Khe Sanh bus station, this bridge was rebuilt in 2001 and bears a marker hailing its importance as a conduit for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The road to Aluoi was once part of the trail and heads southeast from the bridge.Khe Sanh Combat Base – A United States Marine Corps outpost in South Vietnam used during the Vietnam War. The airstrip was built in September 1962. Fighting began there in late April 1967 with the hill fights, which later expanded into the 1968 Battle of Khe Sanh. U.S. commanders hoped that the North Vietnamese Army would attempt to repeat their famous victory at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, and the battle ended as a failure for the North Vietnamese Army. The defense of Khe Sanh became one of the largest sieges of the war and commanded heavy international attention in the media one of several climactic phases of the Tet Offensive. On 5 July 1968, Khe Sanh was abandoned, the U.S. Army citing the vulnerability of the base to enemy artillery. However, the closure permitted the 3rd Marine Division to construct mobile firebase operations along the northern border area.
In 1971, Khe Sanh was reactivated by the U.S. Army (Operation Dewey Canyon II) to support Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese incursion into Laos. It was abandoned again sometime in 1972. In March 1973, American officials in Saigon reported that North Vietnamese troops had rebuilt the old airstrip at Khe Sanh and were using it for courier flights into the south. As of 2009, Khe Sanh Combat Base is a museum where relics of the war are exhibited. Most of the former base is now overgrown by wilderness or coffee and banana plants.
There are some special-theme tours available for those who want to tour around the DMZ area in Quang Tri and understand more about the Vietnam war. Those who are interested in this type of itineraries can check out some tour programs that started from Hue city to Quang Tri and DMZ area.

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Margaret P

“16 day tour of Vietnam”

This trip was awesome. Organisation was excellent and the tour guides were very knowledgeable and attentive. Vehicle was a transit van which was pretty cool considering there was only 4 of us on the tour. I would recommend this to anyone.
10 out of 10 for me. Thank you to tour guides Khoa, in Hanoi, Mr Ten in the central & to Khoa In the south for sharing your country with us.

Visited May 2016

Judith L

“Our third trip to Vietnam in three years.”

We have just returned from 10 days in Vietnam and it was just as amazing as it has been in previous years. Once again Mr Le from Asia Pacific Travel organized all details to perfection. This year we went to Sa Pa, Halong Bay and made return visits to Hanoi and Hoi An. We stayed at the Vinh Hung resort in Hoi An and were welcomed back with open arms. Our travels in Vietnam with Asia Pacific have been the most enjoyable, stress free and economical touring we have ever done in many years of travelling all over the world.

Visited June 2016

GerardCarim

“Amazing experience way beyond we paid for!”

We paid for 2 star cruise, got upgraded to 4 star, for free! And the overall experience was 12 out of 10. The agent, Ms. Hai, was very friendly and patient when we contacted her through her personal number. The tour guide was cool as well, though his English is not perfect yet still understandable. The crew on board were awesome! The food is overflowing, too much of too many great food! We definitely recommend this agency. I have zero complaints.

Visited May 2016

Jia Wen L

“Hanoi - Sapa - HaLong Bay 2016”

A compliment to Ms Hai (Sale Exe) who arranged the itinerary for me and my family! She do follow up service and keep on track with my tour schedule. Also thank to Mr Quan (My private tour guide in Sapa). He explained the story and history of Sapa to me. So that I am further understand about Sapa!! Overall for this trip is good! Just the trip to HaLong Bay the time arrangement could be more punctual instead of need to wait for so long. (Even transfer back from HaLong Bay to Hanoi) also not on time at all
Punctuality is important.
Tour guide for cruise dint communicate much with us.
But in conclude I am still satisfied with your services.
Vietnam I will come back again next year!! It's an amazing country!

Visited May 2016

quanuari7

“Ha Long Bay Trip 2 Days 1 Night”

Day Tours from start to finish is perfect, more pick up option : at hotel, airport, office apt, or some place at old quarter, more advice which CS give to me for to know hanoi situation because I'm arrived at hanor in the midnight, and the tour on board was amazing , so nice and memorialbe, we can make new friends on board from other country, kayaking, swimming, cooking class vietnam food, and cuisine on the board its perfect, we can request the menu if we on diet or something we can't eat such as Can't eat Pork. thanks to Miss HAI who arranged the tour, to Mr. Lucky and Mr. Tomy for guiding me on bus and on board , it was my pleasure and someday I will be back again, InsyaAllah... Cheers and see You again ^_^ mela quanuari ^^

Visited May 2016

shkyii

“Danang Trip”

We are very enjoy danang trip. Tour guide took good care and helpful of us. The bus also clean and aircon good condition. We stay near the beach Avatar hotel also clean and comfortable. I strongly prefer this hotel and Asia Pacific Travel provide good service and Daily Tours

From Singapore
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Visited May 2016

Holger Michael I

“Parfume Pagoda/Heaven Kitchen and Ha Long Bay”

Excellent organising and well experienced tour guides for both tours. Great trip to Ha Long Bay with fantastic background informations from our guide Le Huong. Thx for your patience and helping in all ways. It was my pleasure and I will be back again. Cheers and see you soon.

L9320VTmichaelh

, Australia

“Three fabulous days in Saigon”

Asia Pacific travel from start to finish we're perfect. Airport pickup to hotel to tours and advice on best restaurants was just fantastic. We had three full days to stay in Saigon and planned for two days to tour one to rest but our Guide Mr Hieu "Jacky" suggested one more tour to Nui Dat and Long Tan Battlefields, my sincere gratitude to him as it was the highlight of our visit, our driver Mr Lys Lys could not be faulted, absolutely Fantastic.

Visited April 2016

Leo24789

, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

“One of the best tour operator ”

First time in Ho Chi Minh City and having done alot of research on what different tour operators were able to offer, the reviews with Asia Pacific Travel Tours won us over. We booked the 6Days 5Night tour well in advance requesting late arrival start and a preferred place to stay . Mr. Le Thuc (Lee) Sales Executive and our tour guide ( Mr. Jacky) was extremely accomodating of our needs, The tour exceeded our expectations, not only was he a great tour guide Mr. Hieu (Jacky) he was extremely knowledgable and we left Saigon with so much more knowledge and appreciation for the history, culture and lifestlye of the Vietnamese The highlight of our trip and the tour was the Mekong Delta tour, simply breathtaking! An unforgettable experience and having never returned to any country we've travelled a second time, we intend to return next year to book another tour with Asia Pacific Tours.

Visited April 2016

SrikiranRaghavan

We had a great visit to Hoi An on the 11th and 12th of August. We had the privilege of being shown around by Mr. Moi (Ten) Tran. from Asia Pacific Travels. By far, he was the best guide we had during the entire week long trip to Vietnam. He took the time to explain things in much detail, was sensitive to the needs of my in-laws and was patient with us as we struggled with the very hot and humid weather. He always had a smile on his face and made us feel comfortable. We learned a lot and got to see very diverse parts of Hoi An, thanks to his advice.

Chi L

Our 21 days trip in June 2016 was the second time we booked through Asia Pacific. Even though we are seasoned travelers, we felt it's worth leaving the planning to Ms. Chi again for she had perfected the previous trip. Our very fun and dedicated guide, Mr. Hieu, made sure our trip was hitch-free, taking care of every details planned in the itinerary from hotel check-in to airport transfers. I especially appreciated his shared knowledge of Vietnamese history, local customs and culture. Moreover, he helped us explore places only known to the locals and even taught us how to bargain when we shopped. It was awesome!
Visited 6 2016

chrissyt344

Thank you so much Ms Susan for organising and coordinating our 18 day trip. Also for accomodating our many requests. Our self tailored adventure wouldn't have been possible without your expert local knowledge and staff. We were so
impressed with how everything was coordinated and all in the most timely
manner...from our emails, to drivers, guides, hotels etc. We will most
certainly pass on your contact details to friends and family planning a
visit to Vietnam in the future.

mhtiger79

Our itinerary was well planned by Ms Chi with just the right amount of activities to show us all the must sees in our trip from North of Vietnam – Central of Vietnam and South of Vietnam. The lunches that were included in the package were well thought out with different local Vietnamese dishes for us to experience. They were all very delicious too.
Our guides, Mr Hào in Hà NÙi - H¡ Long – Sa Pa. Mr ThiÁu in Hu¿ - HÙi An – à N³ng. Mr Hi¿u in Saigon was also very friendly, knowledgeable with English very influential to able to tell us and special my nieces and nephew who completely didn’t know anything about our country with any single of histories in every step of place we were and always have excellent recommendations for our dinner. Thank you for all you’re organized, detail to perfection how beautiful country and we would surely recommend Asia Pacific Travel day tours to our friends.
With Asia Pacific and special with Ms Chi for planner, Mr Hào, Mr ThiÁu, Mr Hi¿u our guide and all our drivers we went the trip as a family on vacation not like a tour guy with customer we sharing knowledges, fun, summer heat and delicious of local dishes. This vacation trip with Asia Pacific will be in our memory for ever.
Our travels in Vietnam with Asia Pacific have been the most enjoyable, stress free and economical touring we have ever done in many years of travelling all over the world.

yc_tham2010

Our itinerary was well planned by Ms Susan with just the right amount of activities to show us all the must sees in our Danang-Hue-My Son-Hoi An trip. The lunches that were included in the package were well thought out with different local Vietnamese dishes for us to experience. They were all very delicious too. Our guide, Mr Ten was also very knowledgeable and always have excellent recommendations for our dinner. Thank you for sharing your beautiful country with us and we would surely recommend Asia Pacific Travel day tours to our friends.